Downhill all the way: an autobiography of the years 1919-1939Leonard Woolf's recollections of his life with Virginia Woolf during the years when she wrote her major novels; also an account of the growth of the Hogarth Press, as well as portraits of Sigmund Freud, T. S. Eliot, and others. "There is a lucid probity in Leonard Woolf's writing" (Leon Edel, Saturday Review). Index; photographs. |
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Virginia was 40 years old before she earned a living wage by writing; if she had
had to earn her living during those years, it is highly improbable that she would
ever have written a novel. By 1920 I had accumulated a considerable number of
...
Virginia was 40 years old before she earned a living wage by writing; if she had
had to earn her living during those years, it is highly improbable that she would
ever have written a novel. By 1920 I had accumulated a considerable number of
...
Page 64
In 1963, i.e. 40 years after 1924, these three novels earned in royalties in Britain
alone £251 — £22 more than all Virginia's books, including the three novels, had
earned in Britain and America during the six years. There must be many ...
In 1963, i.e. 40 years after 1924, these three novels earned in royalties in Britain
alone £251 — £22 more than all Virginia's books, including the three novels, had
earned in Britain and America during the six years. There must be many ...
Page 143
In 1924 her income from her books was £37, £2 1 from her English and £i 6 from
her American publishers; she earned £128 by journalism, so that her total
earnings for 1924 were £165. In 1925 she published Mrs Dalloway and The
Common ...
In 1924 her income from her books was £37, £2 1 from her English and £i 6 from
her American publishers; she earned £128 by journalism, so that her total
earnings for 1924 were £165. In 1925 she published Mrs Dalloway and The
Common ...
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| Title | Downhill all the way: an autobiography of the years 1919-1939 Harvest books Harvest Book ; Hb 322 |
| Author | Leonard Woolf |
| Edition | reissue, illustrated |
| Publisher | Hogarth P., 1967 |
| Length | 259 pages |
| Subjects | › Biography & Autobiography / General Biography & Autobiography / Historical Biography & Autobiography / Literary Biography & Autobiography / Political |
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